Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions on Blu-ray Trailer

The extended editions of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings present the greatest trilogy in film history in the most ambitious sets in DVD history. In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolkien's vision and often his very words, but also making logical changes to accommodate the medium of film. While purists complained about these changes and about characters and scenes left out of the films, the almost two additional hours of material in the extended editions (about 11 hours total) help appease them by delving more deeply into Tolkien's music, the characters, and loose ends that enrich the story, such as an explanation of the Faramir-Denethor relationship, and the appearance of the Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor. In addition, the extended editions offer more bridge material between the films, further confirming that the trilogy is really one long film presented in three pieces (which is why it's the greatest trilogy ever--there's no weak link). The scene of Galadriel's gifts to the Fellowship added to the first film proves significant over the course of the story, while the new Faramir scene at the end of the second film helps set up the third and the new Saruman scene at the beginning of the third film helps conclude the plot of the second.

To top it all off, the extended editions offer four discs per film: two for the longer movie, plus four commentary tracks and stupendous DTS 6.1 ES sound; and two for the bonus material, which covers just about everything from script creation to special effects. The argument was that fans would need both versions because the bonus material is completely different, but the features on the theatrical releases are so vastly inferior that the only reason a fan would need them would be if they wanted to watch the shorter versions they saw in theaters (the last of which, The Return of the King, merely won 11 Oscars). The LOTR extended editions without exception have set the DVD standard by providing a richer film experience that pulls the three films together and further embraces Tolkien's world, a reference-quality home theater experience, and generous, intelligent, and engrossing bonus features.

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[arnoldtheawsome]

@subseeker The discs? I know! I can't belive that they are making us WALK from the couch to the blu-ray player, and change the discs! This is a outrage! I can't belive that they are expecting us to WALK?!?! Seriously, im not going to buy it either. Fucking dumb greedy bastards expecting us to use our feet.

[MrNathanHawkins]

Just pre-ordered that shit! AWWWWW YEAAAAAAHHHH!

[22mrstarwars]

i wish my parents got me this for Christmas instead if the star wars saga on blue ray): i like lotr more

[Choekaas]

I like that they are still cut. It might be a reference to the books, since they were cut in the middle too.

[MrTardis11]

yes please! it finnaly arrived :) i dunno why they bothered releasing theatrical versions on blu-ray everyone wants extended trilogy i do, I ain't got it yet though Damn but I will get it

[subseeker]

@subseeker Plus: The first two movies looked like a crap because there's the "green filter". I hated it. Especially in the first one, but there's almost a similar in the second one. So up yours, Jackson! You fu*ked up, fatso!

[subseeker]

@BenGriffithsReviews I'm way ahead of you: just watched all the extras too, they're on a million DVD's, so I look like Incredible Hulk after eating all the skyscrapers of Manhattan, New York. Yup, I stole this collection this time, I wouldn't pay s-it for this collection, until it's on 4 BD's. Can't wait for the Hobbit though! Then we'll look like Stan Laurell after diarrhea which lasted for a decade (no pauses in between, just sitting!), 'cause all the muscles wore down from the DVD-exercise...

[BenGriffithsReviews]

@subseeker Hey, guess what? THe trilogy is essentially one twelve hour movie, and every time I've watched it it's been in one massive marathon. That means I have to get up FIVE TIMES! I now look like Sylvester Stalone in Rambo.

[j3ff86]

I like how they used the original teaser music; feels like the trilogy is coming full circle.

[arnoldtheawsome]

@Goldawg1 They can, but the movie would be technically inferior on one disc.